Yuanchang

Yuanchang Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

Name
The local Fu clan maintains the name Yuanchang comes from Fu Yuan-chang (傅元掌), their ancestor who settled in the area in 1741. The Yunlin government agrees such a person did exist, but whether the specific man is the progenitor of the township's name is unclear.

Geography
It has a population total of 23,656 and an area of 71.59 km2

Administrative divisions
Zhangnan, Zhangbei, Zimao, Houhu, Shannei, Gehe, Wukuai, Tanxi, Tantung, Kecuo, Zhuoyun, Dingliao, Xialiao, Longyan, Xizhuang, Lubei, Lunan, Wayao, Neiliao, Lunzi and Xinji Village.

Tourist attractions

 * Ao Feng Kung
 * Cooperation Irrigation Project
 * San-nei Lee House
 * Mr. Fu Graveyard
 * Tasi Graveyard
 * Hou-Jiang-Yen Denomination

Notable natives

 * Jacklyn Wu, actress and singer
 * Tsai Pi-chung, acting Magistrate of Hualien County (2018)
 * Lin Zhu-an (林竹岸, b. 1936), Taiwanese opera musician